Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-12-25
DALLAS.
The Mayor Petitions tho Citizens to
Help Take Care OF the Foor-A
Coiared Cock Commits Suicide.
& Sim Sigh Notwithstanding ARRAY "A
Damage sntt-S:a.e Alliance Cot
ton Receipts to Date.
Special to the Gazette.

Special to the Gazette.
! DALLAS, TEX, Dec. 2+-There Was
rafied OF tonight AZ Pattereon's drug
store an elegant music box in which was
taken chances TO the amount OF $50.
This rail-. was for the beneas Of Sim
Sligb, gotten up By his friends. The
readers of TIE G1zKTTE will remember
thst Sigh shot ana wounded CAPITA n
Reeves, G lawyer CT Dsllsss and
WAS sentenced TO one years
Imprisonment and $500 fne. The iu
prisoxM snt after serving several months
wss com nuted by Governor Ross on COR
dition that the fac was paid. This &C
counts for the re- As OF the music box tor
his benefit. and Mr.. Sigh will be free
man in Gsv or two. This arrange nent
appears to Sc Satisfactory to sill parties.
Fhe State Alliance cotton yards in this
city have received up to date 2e. 900 bales
of cstton and there Ia lots to come. They
confidently anticipate 100000 bales next
year.
A. c. Merrel. who was arrested some
time since for robbing the post
postal notes, amounting to sI45 and has
been in Jail, was before Uni ed States
Commission Bently this morning for
bond. He gave the required bond, $40
G. A Connellee Of E,stland county
sued out q writ Of representation to
r cover 700 head of cattle against
w. a. R'dgeTs, G. G. Wright
and S. HuODicutt. The smnuot
of the claim or unpaid notes s over $4,000;
the stock is valued st $4,000. H. asks
fer Judgment on the notes.
A big damage suit was filed in the Dis
triCt court to-day against the Gulf, Colo
RADIO and Santa Fe Railway by Ophells
Bikips. widow, claiming damages OF
SI07, 0e0. MIR. Eikins conveyed |
certain parcels OF land in and
adjoining Dallas fer certain considera-
tions, right OF way etc, the company |
agreeing to erect depot, machine shops, |
etc. on said tract Of land. Failing to com |
ply with contrsctas alleged. SIZE sues for !
above named damages.
W. FL james YVES admitted to the city |
hospital to-day, having been found 81
the Union depot this morning,
blind and in destitute condition.
He says his blindness WAS caused less
than two months ago working for the B.
& NJ. road Oh the alkali plains of Ns-
bFaka, and he has been since the uDforta-
1ate accident trying to make his way TO
bis parents IN San Particle, Southern
Fex4s. He is being well cared for at the
hospital.
Mr.. Jemmison, from the country, in
orms the officers tDat while on little
'pree last night in East Dallas he was
'obbed of $50.
Church services in Dallss tomorrow
7lll be very interesting. Christmas fes-
ivities will be observed at the First
Presbyterian church, Miss Dixie Crook of
)enison, will sing, and at the church OF
lcsrnstion Mrs. Barnett Gibbs will sing
The following persons charged with
heft, and Who have been in jsil, gave {
'ond to-d6y: Hugh G. Allen, Richard
aoss and Ben Kearly. ,
Joe Harris, q county convict, made his i
scspe from the susrds while at work on T..
DO roads this morning. Blood hounds :
alIed to track h!m. l
Mayor Conner has issued 81 appeal to :
be citizens to aid in providing and caring 1,
or the poor OF the city.
The plaps, etc, Of the cotton and
7oJIen mills have been received. The S
1oney has bsen received, and Mr.. Blske
sJs work will begin as soon as the q
feather will permit.
Sen Eden Cf kaufman was robbed of @
7stch last night and reported the theft to q
filcer Keetop. who shortly sfterward ar U
rs ed James Xix, On whose person he 3
ound the watch. Kirk is il the Gala l
pose.
The banks in Dallas will be closed on .
louday. on account Ct Christmas holi-
az.
This evening ABOUT O'Clock liz, S
urner, colored, G cook st the fashionable
osroiug house Of Mrs. Grifi b, corner q
| Akard and Csdlz streets, WAS found IN a
dying condition, Physicians were n
allied, but the girl died IN few minutes Il
box Of Rough on Rats YVES found be- b
de her, and IL is the opinion Of the cor a
ger that she came to her e
earh by taking this poison, r.
D far as can be sscertained to night. a
here seems to have been trouble about a
lie theft Of some clothes and $40 b l
ON the boarding house, ZIG having been
,und on the girls person 6f.er the qufs- @
on of the theft had been r'ised. Fur
ar CT arrest it is thought she killed her Il
If The Coroner will hear tbs testi- 9.
oDy to- morrow. :.
A out $50 tonight Jack Knight and 6
OBJ Thompson, both cclored, got into an =.
te-c.tion Eear the lower depot, when -
night drew pistol and shot Thompson -
the right arm, il e ctirg s flesh wound =
Ulcers Williams end Waller were On the
rouna before the shooting fairly ceased,
cd after little chase, both men were
,ptured and licked up. O